(2021-08-04). One year since the Beirut blast: Lebanon's social, economic, and political crisis deepens. wsws.org In recent years, US imperialism, along with Saudi Arabia and France, has piled on pressure as part of its broader campaign to isolate Iran and Syria, widening its sanctions on Hezbollah and Syria, with whose economy Lebanon is closely connected.
(2021-08-04). Sunday 8/8: Vigil for Yemen School Bus Attack. indybay.org Union Square, 333 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94108-4901, United States…
(2021-08-03). Military Situation In Yemen On August 3, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 251 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On August 2, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Jabal Murad district | On August 2, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On August 2, Ansar Allah shot down a Saudi coalition spy drone over the Jabaliyah area in Hudaydah province | On August 3, clashes between…
(2021-08-03). Afghanistan May Be A Bellwether For Saudi-Iranian Rivalry. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Boasting an almost 1,000-kilometer border with Iran and a history of troubled relations between the Iranians and Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban, Afghanistan could become a bellwether for the future of the rivalry between the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia. | Had the United States withdrawn from Afghanistan several years earlier, chances would have been that Saudi Ara…
(2021-08-03). Counter-Revolution Strikes Tunisia. strategic-culture.org 
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the U.S. just don't want democracy in the Arab world, writes As'ad AbuKhalil. | By As'ad ABUKHALIL | The monarchical-sounding declaration by KaàØs SaàØed eight days ago was stunning: the president who was freely elected in 2019 (for only the second time in Tunisian history) was basically proclaiming a coup d'etat by dismissing the prime minister and suspending parliament. | SaàØed was elected nine years after the overthrow of President Zine Ben Ali, who in 1987 as the security chief launched a coup against Habib Bourguiba, the founding president of Tunisia. T…